Jo is a carbonate sedimentologist with 26 years of industry and consulting experience. She enjoys in the challenges of working complex carbonate systems, with expertise including Palaeozoic carbonates and evaporites (with recent focus on the Zechstein), Tethyan carbonates of the Middle East and North Africa, Mesozoic reservoirs of Mexico, and seismic classification of carbonates. Jo’s passions range widely from working on a regional scale creating and refining palaeogeography maps, to complex reservoir characterisation and evaluation of reservoir quality in carbonates, in both petroleum and geothermal settings.

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SANLINN I. KAKA earned his Ph.D. in Earth Sciences from Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada, in 2006. He currently serves as a faculty member and graduate coordinator in the Department of Geosciences at King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, where he also heads the CPG Student Affairs Office. His research interests include engineering seismology, reservoir characterization and monitoring, ground motion relationships, and near-surface geophysics. Recently, his work has focused on applications of microseismic monitoring systems—specifically the enhancement, detection, and localization of microseismic events—as well as investigating fracture propagation and the role of pre-existing fractures during multi-stage hydraulic fracturing in shale gas reservoirs. He is also actively engaged in applying machine learning techniques in exploration and production (E&P), with a particular emphasis on reservoir characterization.

Someshwar Chatterjee is an experienced Production Geologist with 19 years of expertise in reservoir modeling, field development, WRFM and Waterflood Management in both carbonate and clastic reservoirs in Shell Global and Petroleum Development of Oman (PDO) as Shell secondee. Currently he is working as Senior Production Geologist and WRFM expert in Shell Kuwait Exploration & Production since 2024. Throughout his professional career across different Shell and non-Shell assets in Asia, Gulf, Europe, and USA region, he admires the professional work culture and personal ethics. He is passionate about coaching and mentoring younger team members. He is married with two kids. As a hobby, he loves to roam around the world to enjoy the cultural diversity.